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All forms of power - even based on the consensus of the democratic system - react when they are being attacked, or when those who exercise power become a target.

~Dario Fo

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We had extremely democratic town councils in medieval Italy which knew the value of working together, and every now and then, down the centuries, this spirit returns.

~Dario Fo

Topics: Centuries Democratic Down Every Extremely Had Italy Knew Medieval Now Now And Then Returns Spirit Then Together Town Value Which Working Working Together

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Every time you touch those who have power over the media, they seek to stop you.

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Topics: Every Every Time Media Over Power Seek Stop Those Time Touch Who You

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For some time it's been my habit to use images when preparing a speech: rather than write it down, I illustrate it.

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Topics: Been Down Habit Illustrate Images Preparing Rather Some Speech Than Time Use Write

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It is from him, from Beolco Ruzzante, that I've learned to free myself from conventional literary writing and to express myself with words that you can chew, with unusual sounds, with various techniques of rhythm and breathing, even with the rambling nonsense-speech of the 'grammelot.'

~Dario Fo

Topics: Breathing Chew Conventional Even Express Free Him Learned Literary Myself Rhythm Sounds Techniques Unusual Various Words Writing You

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It's not bad at all, getting a Nobel and making so many old fossils explode with rage.

~Dario Fo

Topics: Bad Explode Fossils Getting Making Many Nobel Old Rage

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Laughter does not please the mighty.

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Topics: Does Laughter Mighty Please

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My theater has always been a political battle on the stage.

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Topics: Always Battle Been Political Stage Theater

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I'm not afraid of death, but I'm not courting it, either. If you have lived well, it is the fair conclusion to life.

~Dario Fo

Topics: Afraid Conclusion Courting Death Either Fair Life Lived Well You

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I'm an idiot who won the Literature Nobel Prize.

~Dario Fo

Topics: Idiot Literature Nobel Nobel Prize Prize Who Won

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Playwright

Born: March 24th, 1926

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